What interesting things have you only recently learned about?
To be clear, this is about things which have been true for some time and you only recently learned about, not things that only happened recently. In particular, recent deaths of celebrities and other high-profile individuals should go in the General RIP Thread
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So, what interesting things have you guys...and gals...only recently learned about?
Edited by Twiddler on Apr 8th 2023 at 1:07:55 AM
Lovely Legilimens
The tiny hole on the other end of the ballpoint pen cap makes an emergency airway in case a child chokes on it.
"I just want what everyone else has, that's all."
Beef noodle soup is Islamic in origin.
"Fake news" used to refer to slash fics pairing talk show hosts. "Real news" is slash fics pairing news anchors.
Ok.
Exploding Head Syndrome (tangentially related to Your Head Asplode) is a benign sleep disorder involving hallucinations of loud noises or experiencing an explosive feeling when waking up or falling asleep.
Jer gets all the girls
Korean chopsticks are flattish and made of metal.
Everybody's all "Jerry's old and feeble" till they see him run down a skyscraper and hijack a helicopter mid-flight.
During World War II, Long Island was the site of a seaborne invasion by 220 soldiers. This "Long Island" being just north of New Guinea and the landing conducted by US and Australian troops.
edited 10th Jul '17 7:02:11 AM by megarockman
Mweheheh
Finding Dory cereal is still commercially available.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Having a good time!
Thanks to today's Google doodle, I now know that a Swedish noblewoman found out how to make flour and alcohol from potatoes.Which means we have the Swedes to thank for vodka, not the Russians.
Insert sad Chekhov noise here.
edited 10th Jul '17 7:39:10 PM by TolkienOtaku
Blog link
A You Tube Poop I favorited in 2008 still has only 231 views.
Mweheheh
Insulin was discovered in Canada.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
'Gangnam Style' has finally been dethroned from the top of the YouTube charts. The new number one is the closing theme from Furious 7.
Mweheheh
Raccoon meat tastes like lamb.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
I heard about that too.
Mweheheh
You can learn to echolocate with enough practice.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Cats Dont Dance was originally supposed to be about a live-action Michael Jackson encountering cartoon characters and helping them rise back to fame.
edited 11th Jul '17 5:24:02 PM by kyun
My phone just gave me a flash flood warning. 
I see someone else just watched the new Nostalgia Critic video.
Mweheheh
Storks are called "grasshopper birds" in some African cultures.
edited 12th Jul '17 8:12:30 AM by Spinosegnosaurus77
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
Thing I didn't know until recently: Nostalgia Critic is still doing reviews. I thought he quit years ago?
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Someone here's been falling out of watching his work then.
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
He tried to make a new show but people just wanted more Critic. His reviews have been going really downhill by utilizing a new format and ironically he's really ignorant and aggressive towards criticism of said new format.
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
I think we're getting a little off topic, and I think you should let Best Of decide for himself what he thinks of Dougs newer videos
edited 12th Jul '17 10:47:07 AM by Xopher001
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's in-game physics can be manipulated in some freakin' hilarious ways.![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]")
I learned this from a speedrunner named Orcastraw
, who completely destroyed
BotW in 45 minutes at Summer Games Done Quick last night.
She's so awesome. I now have someone new to fangirl over, and a buttload of speedrun videos to watch. :D